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Blanco1
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Jul 10, 2015

Rear Suspension Upgrade

Ok I did not actually di this one myself being I was missing a few of the tools needed.
Like a slow speed drill & a heavy enough jack to do a minimal rear end lift to unload the leaf springs.

But here is what I hope to love as a simple suspension upgrade.



Have any of you heard about this? :confused013:

I just installed it & can't wait to see how it works out once I install my Camper again.



Jeff Wood is the manger.

Located in Stanton Ca. 714-898-1827

Seems these guys do lots of custom work for people?




Here I laid out the parts before heading to there shop.



& heres another look at them with contents removed from the zip lock bags.



The whole job took roughly 1 & 1/2 hours?



So here is my Factory leaf set up before the Mods.



& heres how it looks in the Unloaded position.


Seems the way it works it pre-loading the over loads adding the stability needed to give a better ride.

With the weight of my Lance Camper & with my future plans to tow my open car trailer with my heavy Bronco.

I'm sure these will provide a Great help! :7:

I love the simplicity of the design, pull the cotter pin & then remove the stud & swing the plate into place to help the load & simply replace the stud & secure it with the pin.




I can't wait to get the camper back on there & test these mods out, I've seen the videos & can completely understand the concept.

Well if I already had the hole drilled in my Leafs this would been EXTREMELY SIMPLE!

Yet when drilling a Leaf spring you do need a slow speed drill & a way to apply strong pressure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cHIYrEyf94


Now if I could only find a 3500lb pallet to go test it out myself I'f be even more excited.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyyq4TgceHI


As you see from these videos there are about 3 different versions that I am aware of?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCorsqAHaHg

I personally have been a big Fan of TorkLift products since I started shopping with from them. :7:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCorsqAHaHg


I wonder if adding this as well might be a good idea? :shrug:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFzIcyht8kg


Are any of you familiar with this product & maybe can give your opinions?

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  • this weekend I put the Camper back onto the truck & moved the Stable Load into the load mode & can say it is a nice addition & I do like how it works.

    It works as it is called giving a nice stable load to my rig.

    Not stiff or in anyways clunky, I must say with out air in my air bags it would be 100 wedged in there with the weight of the camper, but seems I can adjust my air bags to help control this.

    I still need to reinstall the TorkLify hitch extension & then hook up my trailer with the weight of the Bronco & etc to see how this will all work out.

    But this product was a very nice addition towards my goals.






  • Oh & to those of you that are not familiar with my rig.

    Here is a picture with my boat, But soon I'll be towing a much heavier trailer with a Full sized Bronco on it.

  • Calicajun wrote:
    I know that shop. Have bought three truck shells from them over the years. Getting ready to go back to them to get a bed cover for the new truck.
    Good luck with your upgrade.



    I saw lots of cool stuff the sell, like a very cool hitch lock box that allows you to store things like keys & etc etc in the hitch.

    & I'm now all worked up about a new lance Camper with dual slide outs!

    Of course the $47K price tag keeps me in reality.
  • I know that shop. Have bought three truck shells from them over the years. Getting ready to go back to them to get a bed cover for the new truck.
    Good luck with your upgrade.

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